Hey Beauties,

This is a combine Monthly Favorites and Oh No's of July and August even if we still have another week left of August I was too excited to post this.

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As always Enjoy! :)

 






So to start off a lot of these products have been mentioned in my last post of my US Haul. I tried a lot of the products so they will either be included in my Faves pile or Oh No! pile. I also included other random faves as usual so keep on reading to find out more. 

Beauty Products

As I mentioned in my other post it was the first time trying Maybelline's BB Cream and I love it. I actually purchased two different colors that I like to mix together. I bought Light/Medium and Medium I don't need to cover a lot but it gives me an even look by not layering heavy foundation. It's perfect for those hot days because it's not heavy and your skin can still breathe.

 In love with Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in "Cotton Candy", it's a perfect color of pink. Babylips have been my fave as well if you haven't already checked them out you should :)

My favorite Nail polish for the past 2 months has been "Mod About You" from OPI.

Eye shadows: I've been loving the BH Cosmetics California Collection I received it in the July Ipsy Bag.

I've also been loving Maybelline color tattoo in Pink Gold I love anything Rose Gold and this shadow is the perfect rose gold shade. Just applying a bit makes your eyes pop and looks natural which I like. You can also apply shadows on top to intensify the look.

 Websites

A few websites I've been loving these past months have been Pinterest and Beautylish I get tons of inspiration from looking at different pics and videos.

Songs

• Neverest- Rewind
• Katy Perry- Roar
• Lady Gaga- Applause
• Fifth Harmony-  Miss Movin' On
• Party Hero- Life of the Party

 Movies

• We 're the Millers
• This is Us

TV Shows

• Summer Break (an online show that captures the life of young teens spending their last weeks of Summer till they head off to College)
• Teen Wolf
• PLL - OMG if you have been watching it soo far its been soo good A is revealed!!!!
• America's Next Top Model - Guys vs. Girls

August 2013

"Glamour Academy"

This month I found the products were good but they could of been better. Every few months they have about 10 different products and then 5 items are chosen depending on the quiz you did when you signed up. You can re-take the quiz to change the items you get every month. For example if you don’t like the nail brand they give don’t add nail items to your list.

The first item which I was happy to see was a Pumpkin face mask, I think they were preparing us for the autumn season lol. It’s from Michael Todd an Organic brand visit their website to see what other products are sold.  http://www.michaeltoddtrueorganics.com/

If you don’t like Pumpkin you won’t like this product becasue it has a strong scent. I love this scent and it feels great on the skin. It has a orange color and it tingles a bit that means its working. It says because of the Glycolic Acid some people may get irritated to it if so wash it off.  I suggest you use it before you go to bed becasue after washing your face off it gives your face an orange tint. It doesn’t show but you can tell especially if your pale like me.

The next product is the NYX Blush/Bronzer Powder, I really like it gives a nice color and it feels like on the skin.

The next was a lip balm which I like its from Noya and its a Natural product which I like. It was a Cherry flavor I think it was the only flavor it came in.

The next 2 items wasn’t that thrilled the first was a Lash Booster Mascara from Pixi and the second was a Cheek Stain from City Color. If you don’t know the brand Pixi its quit pricey and I’m thrilled to get products from them but I’m tired of getting mascara samples I don’t find they work well. This one says Lash Booster I don’t really see any boost. I never heard of City Color I’m sure its a good brand but I’m not crazy about cheek stains. I don’t wear blush I usually just wear bronzer and if I do wear blush I wouldn’t wear this color. This color which is called “Pink” is too bright for me.

Hey Beauties,

So I recently took a trip to the beautiful USA and picked up a few beauty products as well as a few fashion pieces as well. I absolutely love buying beauty products in the US because they have much more brands and at a cheaper price then where I live.

I tried a few products on my trip which I will do a review on in this post but the rest will either end up on my Favorites or Oh No’s of the month of August.

Most of the products I bought were ones I watched on some of the beauty guru’s videos on YouTube. I really love watching Hauls because it helps me research the products and buy them. Most of these products have been talked about all over in the Beauty Community but I never got a chance to try them.

To start off I will start with some face products.

The first product on my list to try was the BB Cream from Maybelline, this product has been reviewed a lot but I haven’t had a chance to try it out because it was too expensive. I bought Light/Medium and Medium Tint. I accidentally bought 2 different ones but I think they will both work because I can mix them together. I used the Medium Tint and  I love it, it’s very light and doesn’t give that much of a tint but still looks like your face is flawless. I don’t have perfect skin but it’s pretty clear so I don’t need much coverage. I love haw it gives you a dewy finish I personally like that, but I don’t like the smell it’s not bad but it does have a bit of a smell.  Overall love this product and I will definitely use this everyday instead of my Make Up Forever HD Foundation. The Foundation is pricey so I don’t want to waste it on a casual day to the mall. I will definitely re-purchase this product.

The next two products are from Hard Candy, the first one is a re-purchase it’s the Face Primer. I really love this face primer; it’s really light and a little goes a long way. The second product is the Glamoflauge heavy duty concealer in 488 Medium Light. The first one I bought was Light, I figured I’m light skin it will be perfect for my skin but it was way light, I looked like a ghost :p So I went to change it and got the Medium Light the color above, I tried a bit and it’s perfect. This product is a dupe of Kat Von D concealer so I heard, I haven’t tried the Kat Von D one but it is pricier.  This concealer gives such a good coverage and a little goes a long way, it’s going to last me for a very long time.

The next item is the 24 hour color tattoo from Maybelline in Inked in Pink. I have two other colors but I love rose gold and this is perfect.

The next few items are just re-purchases from e.l.f cosmetics I really love this brand because they are cheap and really good. I bought two the Wet Gloss Lash & Brow Clear Mascara, the eyebrow kit in Medium and the eyelash curler because I needed a new one.

To continue with face products I bought some makeup wipes the first ones I already purchased before they are the Maybelline Clean Express Wipes oil free. The others are from the brand Yes to I really love using natural products for my face because I have sensitive skin. I usually buy the Say Yes to Cucumbers wipes but they came out with a new one Yes to Grapefruit and they were 2/5$ so I bought them. Another product I bought from Say Yes is the Calming Night Cream in Cucumber because it’s for sensitive skin. I will definitely do a review on this product include others so check back soon.

Lastly is the lip products I only bought three products the first one is the Baby Lips from Maybelline in Cheery Me I love it, I love the smell the tint it gives and as well the packaging is really cute. It’s the first one I got I head soo many good reviews on it so I had to pick one up.

The next one is the Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Cotton Candy, I really love their lip butters and I had a list of colors but this is the only one I could find.

The last is lip gloss from VS in Mocktail Hour absolutely love the scent and the color.

The next items are nail products I won’t go in detail because I will do a review of each but I picked up a nail polish from Sally’s from China Glaze in All A Flutter I think it’s part of the new collection not sure. I also picked up a crystal nail file I really love these kind of nail files.

The next two items I have been eyeing for a very long time and I finally got a chance to pick them up. I found the nail stamp at Sally’s it came with the stamp and 5 plates of different designs.

Next item which I was soo excited to pick up and got a good deal. It’s the Sally Hanson Salon Insta Gel Starter strips kit. The kit came with an extra box of nail strips of my choice so I picked up the Perfect Poison one and inside of the kit it comes with Shell We Dance. I cannot wait to try it out and do a review for you guys it will be fun ;)

I also bought some candles and body mists and room mists but I will add that to my website here.

http://ptiganos.wix.com/beauty-fashion#!room-scents/c3ip 

Hope you enjoyed this blog post and keep a look out for my Monthly Favorites and Oh No’s COMING SOON :)